The story​

Giuliano Arcangeli, Italian citizen

Born 7-11-1923

the man who gave his name to one of the most beautiful woodenboat brands on the worlds waters. Giuliano started his nautical experience as a teenager on the Lake Iseo together with Serafino Riva.He moved to Switserland to start his career atcantieri Pedrazinni, that’s where he learned the profession.

1956He returned to Italy and did work for almost two years at the cantieri Riva.

1958Giuliano starts to build motorboats in his own shed in Sarnico at Lago d'Iseo. In the same year he started the boat-construction-company called Arcangeli & Cwith his friend Giovanni Besenzoni. in a little yardGiuliano Arcangeli did the woodwork and Giovanni Besenzoni was responsible for the technical parts.

1960They built a new shipyard in Sarnico. They've had round about 60 employees at this time. In the early years about 70 boats left the yard in a year, later they built at least 120 ships a year in their successful period. ​1963At first they built the model Jolly with an outboard engine.It was followed open runabouts like Super Jolly, Labrador, Commander and Enrico I they also did build cabin cruisers like the Sebino.

1965Only five years after foundation they've had representations in Germany and France and they exhibited on the leading fairs in Europe like Milan, Genoa, France and Germany. The cooperation with other yards runs successful. In those years there are totally approximately1500 Arcangelis build of which only about a hundred are left worldwide.

Giuliano in those days with his son Alberto.

Arcangelistand at the IBO, boatshow at the Bodenlake​in Germany 1962

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exclusive pictures of the Arcangeli stand... taken at the Dutch boatshow HISWA in 1966from left to the right;JollyDelfinoLabradorCommander

1968Due to national economic crises the Arcangeli shipyard was forever closed..

1970He moved to Salo in the seat of the city and began with the childcare work and started a yardwhere he began with a reference point on Lake Garda to restore Riva's for their owners..

His son Alberto runs in Salo at the Lake Garda the Arcangeli "Centro Nautico Salo" (see link below) A yard where they offer Riva's for rent, do the maintenance and restore them.

The only Arcangeli in the boathouse is the Arcangeli Jolly of Alberto which is stored at the back.

There are no remains left of the Arcangeli shipyard unfortunately, also no documentation, drawings or whatsoever at all.The story tells that Giuliano Arcangeli himself destroyed all plans, pictures and what was left in the yard​because of his dissapointment of closing down his business.

So the boats are all there is left, approximately 80 to 100 worldwide.

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Experimental ​Super Jolly 500, only five built, none is left.

Commercial pictures from the beginning of the yard at the early 60's

Pictures at the late 60's

Arcangeli advertisements, 1967

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If you own an Arcangeli, know you got a collectors item. Be gentle with her, treat her with love and affection, restore her if possible. Especially the Riviera and Brazil are very rare, unknown is or even a few of these types are left worldwide or not!

​And specially to be named, the Arcangeli Florida, a two cockpit boat!!Only one made and still excisting!!​